Table 3

Table 3

Study Referral Data

Element Name

Definition

Physician NPI—Referral physician (Recommended)

Indicate the participant's National Provider Identifier (NPI). This number, assigned by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is used to uniquely identify physicians for Medicare billing purposes.

Referral physician specialty (Recommended)

Indicate the primary specialty of the physician referring the patient.